Latin edit

Etymology edit

From crociō (to croak like a raven) (present stem crōcī-) +‎ -tus (suffix forming verbal nouns).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

crōcītus m (genitive crōcītūs); fourth declension

  1. the croaking of the raven
    Synonym: crocatio

Declension edit

Fourth-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative crōcītus crōcītūs
Genitive crōcītūs crōcītuum
Dative crōcītuī crōcītibus
Accusative crōcītum crōcītūs
Ablative crōcītū crōcītibus
Vocative crōcītus crōcītūs

References edit

  • crocitus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • crocitus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.